Automobile seat



' AUTOMOBILE SEAT. APPLICATION FILED Nov.30, |921.

1 ,42?,28Q Patented Aug. 29, 1922..

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 29, 11922;.

aliplication mea November a0, i921. sei-iai no. 618,899.

To all whom it may concern-r l Be it known that 1,- FRANK- GAHM, .a citizen of the United States, and resident of Streator, county of La Salle, and` lState of Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Automobile Seats, of which the followingis a'specification'and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming-a part thereof.`

The invention relates' to seats -o'r auto: mobiles. An object of the invention 'is to provide a hinged mounting for such aseat which will enable lone to quickly and easily swing the seat forward out of theway of the side door. A further object' -is to provide means whereby the seat may readily be converted into a cot which may be used forsleeping purposes.

1n the accompanying drawings, y

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation showing the improved seat, and a portion of the interior of the automobile in connection with which it is adapted to be used, the normal position of the seat being shown in full lines and other positions being indicated in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a front view of a hinged frame on which the seat is mounted, a portion only of the seat being shown;

Fig. 3 is a detail side view showing a portionv of the hinged back, full lines indieating theV normal position and dotted lines indicating other positions of the back;

Fig. 4 is a detail sectionon the `line 4-4 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a side view showing amodified form of back.

Referring particularly to Fig. l, the car body is designated generally by the reference numeral'10, and is shown as provided with the customary side doors, one of which is indicated by the referencenumeral 11. A

front scat 12 is shown as normally projecting backward so as to partially obstruct the doorway. ln order to avoid inconvenience to persons who desire to occupy the rear seats itis proposed to mount the scat 12 upon a swinging frame 18, whereby the seat may be readily shoved forward out of the way,

thus allowing free access to the rear. of the As shown, ythe frame 18 comprises a` plurality of parallel hinged links 13, two of which may be located on each side ofthe seat. Each link 13 is hinged at its upper end to a lower frame member 14, which forms part of the seat, to.- one of a pair of' bracket members 15 whichmay be secured -to the floor of the automobile. The forward movement of the seat is limited by the engagement of the rear pair of hinged links with the :front pair, as indicated in the-dotted positionin F ig. 1. Rearward movement beyond the de# sired normal position may be prevented by bending outwardly a portion'of the bracket members 15 to form stops 16 .for-the rear pair of links 13. Inordei to facilitate the forward movement df theseat a spring 17 may be attached at oneend .to some portion ofthe swinging frame 18, as at :19, itsother end @being secured'ftothe, car body at a point 20 in advance of the point 19.

The improved seat =12 may be provided with a hinged back 21, which may be swung forward and' downwardly,y to the horizontal position when the seat 12 is not in' use', or may be swung` rearwardly to' the horizontal position, forming an extension of the rear seat 22, thus providing a convenient cot for sleeping purposes. 1n this position the upper surfaces 'of the cushions 23, 24 and 25, located, respectively, on the front seat 12, the hinged back 21 and the rear seat 22, are in horizontal alignment.

Each of the frame members 26 .of the back 21 is shown as hinged at27 to a link 28, the hinge being such as to permit the back 21 to swing forward'but not rearwardly about the hinge 27, which should be located high enough to prevent the cushions 23, 24, interfering with Each link 28 is hinged, as at 29, to the upwardly curved end 41 of the corresponding lower frame ,member 14 of the seat 12, the hinge 29 permitting swinging movement in either direction. l p

TWhile other forms of hinges may be em'- ployed, a convenient form is illustrated in igs. 3 and 4, wherein the, ends of the frame members 41 and 26 are cut away, as at 42 and 43, respectively, the connecting link`28 being riT-shaped, the head of the T fitting the cut away Thek forward portion of the lower end of the frame member 26 may be cutY away, as at 33, as shown in Fign, thus permitting forward movement only of the back. The lower rend of the -link 28 is rounded, permitting either forward or rearward rotation about the hinge 29.

' A, U-shaped bolt 30, adapted to pass the swinging movement.-

and at its lower end iio through apertures 31, 32, A.inthe head ofthe T-1ink'28 and the upturned ends 41 of the frame members 14, respe'ctiieiy, asshown in' Fig. 4, serves to normally preventrotatwnabout the' hinge 29m); horizontal-position.

@ne leg of the-,U-bolt is then passed throughthe aperture L31: in the link 28, while the other' leg isipassedithrough the aperture 32 the intermediate poi-tion' 35- serving; as aiimk ma bem-g: off-Such length emi n1@ beek is heldin horizontal positi'onx.

Fig. 5' illirstratesa modifiedl construction which may be employed Where' iti is. not thought `necessary to usel the convertible rom of seat', the baekbeing-'thenprovided with: a= single lnge- 40 permitting` forward swinging 'movement only.

il c aim aarny invention- A 1. in an automombile or other"veliiele,a rear seat, av front seat comprisimgan under: frame amd ar hinged back: normally-inni right position but adapted ito be 'swung ir'or# mame@ wardly or rearwardly to horizontal position, cushions for said underframe, back'and 'rear'se'at`,' saidliack having two hinges, one located below the upper level of the front frame and to the ioor ofthe Vehicle, means forlimiting the swiug'ingmovement in either direction, a-hingedl back 'normally in upright positionv aand'adapted tobe swung forwardly or rearwardly toI horizontal position, and means for securingfsaid back in its upright and'rear positions.

FRANK' @AHB/i: 

